The first three where joint efforts: His wife helped with the editing, two other guys directed the ESB and ROTJ, and Lucas had Larry Kasden to help punch up the scripts.
The last three had none of that. Lucas believed the "Star Wars, c'est moi!", and we ended up with JarJar, midichlorians, and "I have the high ground".
Once Lucas actually started believing that he alone was responsible for the success of Star Wars, it was over.
If they do this, it'll just mean more and more people will try to push the limits of carry-on luggage, rather than pony up for another fee. And we all know how much fun it is to be stuck in the aisle, waiting to get off the plane, while some PHB wrestles a laptop bag and an extra-large "carry-on" from the overhead bin.
I've been using personal computers since the old days of the Commodore Pet, and I can tell you for a fact that keyboards have never caused me any pasgdaserawadags at all.
I watched the Super Friends growing up, I know how this ends! Marvin and Wendy had to foil a plot from a guy named "King Plasto" who used stuff just like this in his evil attempt to take over the world. Someone call the Great Hall Of The Justice League and get Batman and Aquaman on this, stat!
To think I can remember that bad episode of a bad cartoon from the 70's, yet forgot my Dad's birthday this year. Again.
of a company failing to replicate Apple's success with DRM-managed downloads. There's only one MS Office, there's only one iPod. Deal with it. Apple's learned how to play nice with MS Office, when will other media download site learn the same (painful) lesson that you ignore the iPod only at your own peril?
Any (legal) media company that doesn't take the iPod into account is doomed to failure or at least irrelevance. The only one to succeed and flourish in a post-iPod world is eMusic, and that's because you can play songs from there on a your iPod or Zune (shudder) or whatever.
Wal-Mart is opening up their DRM, so is Amazon. NBC, however, is still clueless.
"And like that he was gone. Underground. Nobody has ever seen him since. He becomes a myth, a spook story that politicians tell their kids at night. "Go against Bush, and Karl Rove will get you." And no-one ever really believes.
So Occam's Razor forces you to believe that Dan Rather's the victim of a Bush-led conspiracy?
Has Dan's lawyer contacted you to testify on behalf of his client yet?
I call shenanigans. The Seletric was the most popular typewriter for decades in military and non-military use, heck, I learned to type on one.
But the IBM Composer, the version that did superscripting and all the other stuff you mention, cost thousands of dollars in the seventies. No way, no how does a backwater AFNG base have one in common use back then, especially by a base commander described by his own secretary as being adverse to any kind of typing.
To believe the memos are real, ALL of the following must be true:
An expensive precursor to dedicated word processors must have been in such common use on a 3rd-line airfield that a base commander known for being phobic about typing things used one this one time to jot down orders that broke every format he was used previously to in order to cover his a** from a superior who had retired the previous year.
To believe they are fake, you must believe:
They were done in a Microsoft Word by a vet with a grudge against Bush and given to a CBS producer known for cutting corners in pursuit of her passions.
"She made not look like much, kid, but she's got it where it counts. I made a lot of special modifications myself, but if you don't mind, we're in a bit of a hurrry, so..."
Top Secret compared to James Bond is like comparing a Chevy Nova to a Ferrari. Nothing wrong with the Nova, it was a good, solid car, but it was never state of the art.
James Bond, with it's Hero Points, smooth combat system and fan-freaking-tastic supplements was one of the best systems I've ever seen. They were so good I used "Thrilling Locations" and "The Q Manual" as sourcebooks for every modern-day game I ran after that.
I have no opinion on Carmack one way or another, but tagging this story with 'haha' and 'hesnorocketscientist' seems a tad mean.
So he's a game designer dabbling in space exploration. It's not like he ran a bicycle shop or something. Now *there's* a logical starting point for a career in aeronautics!
Now when a music video comes on MTV, it'll be even easier to jump online and download the song that was just played.
That is, if MTV ever showed music videos anymore...
If MTV had 1/2 a clue, they'd convince their corporate masters at Viacom to drop the suit against YouTube, team up with YouTube as their music video section, make sure that every music video on YouTube had a link on it to an MTV online store selling DRM-Free MP'3, and then split the profits with Google. Anything else is just playing catchup with Apple. Using music videos driving music sales was their business model in the 80's, and it can be once again if they move fast enough, and any online music store that doesn't take the iPod into account is doomed to failure before it even launches.
Well, from a pure game mechanics point of view, I thought Victory Games' "James Bond 007" game was *outstanding*: It was easy-to-understand yet complex and open-ended and really allowed you to get into the spirit and flow of a Bond movie/book. And of course for sheer flexibility, it's either GURPS or The Hero System (flamewar in 3...2....1...):-). An underappreciated system, IMO, was Traveller 2300: Nice and light with a great setting.
Bah! Back in my day, we just had Greyhawk! And we liked it! You kids and your fancy-schmansy role-playing games these days! Back in my day, the nearest store that sold polyhedral was a four-day walk from my house! Uphill! Both ways! In the snow! You kids have it easy these days!
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only outlaws will have St. Bernards?
Or something like that...
Step 1. Relocate my office to the shores of Arenal Lake in Costa Rica.
Step 2. Throw out all the computers.
Step 3. Don't worry about profits.
Yes, I know there's supposed to be a "?????" in there somewhere. Meh. Being a beach bum is it's own reward.
Heck, if they can test ammo penetration on books, frozen clothing and bread, why not this monitor?
Why the Wii isn't for "serious" gamers? Who needs 1080p when you've got this?
Combine this with the weight-shifting capability of the Fit, and you've got an immersive gaming experience that's second only to the holodeck.
So. Freaking. Cool.
No kidding. On-topic and seasonal, too. Well-played, indeed.
[Ben Stein Voice]That sounds diiiiirty[/Ben Stein Voice]
"Indeed. I've seen demonstrations of the effect back in 2000."
Pshaw. I saw a demonstration of this, in person, every weekday on the I-10 from July 1983 up until today.
The lawyers of nature, of course.
Duh.
Now maybe I won't trip over them as I stumble around in the dark, on my way to the bathroom in the middle of the night.
And if we plug one into a light socket, will it glow brighter? Can I use one as a night light?
The first three where joint efforts: His wife helped with the editing, two other guys directed the ESB and ROTJ, and Lucas had Larry Kasden to help punch up the scripts.
The last three had none of that. Lucas believed the "Star Wars, c'est moi!", and we ended up with JarJar, midichlorians, and "I have the high ground".
Once Lucas actually started believing that he alone was responsible for the success of Star Wars, it was over.
Spaced Penguins game. Great for teaching basic physics to your youngun's, too.
If they do this, it'll just mean more and more people will try to push the limits of carry-on luggage, rather than pony up for another fee. And we all know how much fun it is to be stuck in the aisle, waiting to get off the plane, while some PHB wrestles a laptop bag and an extra-large "carry-on" from the overhead bin.
More marketing opportunities for LucasFilm! More toys! More action figures! More breakfast cereals!
People who think this was about things like "artistic vision" or "extended storytelling possibilities" probably like Jar-Jar Binks as well.
I've been using personal computers since the old days of the Commodore Pet, and I can tell you for a fact that keyboards have never caused me any pasgdaserawadags at all.
I watched the Super Friends growing up, I know how this ends! Marvin and Wendy had to foil a plot from a guy named "King Plasto" who used stuff just like this in his evil attempt to take over the world. Someone call the Great Hall Of The Justice League and get Batman and Aquaman on this, stat!
To think I can remember that bad episode of a bad cartoon from the 70's, yet forgot my Dad's birthday this year. Again.
Sigh.
of a company failing to replicate Apple's success with DRM-managed downloads. There's only one MS Office, there's only one iPod. Deal with it. Apple's learned how to play nice with MS Office, when will other media download site learn the same (painful) lesson that you ignore the iPod only at your own peril?
Any (legal) media company that doesn't take the iPod into account is doomed to failure or at least irrelevance. The only one to succeed and flourish in a post-iPod world is eMusic, and that's because you can play songs from there on a your iPod or Zune (shudder) or whatever.
Wal-Mart is opening up their DRM, so is Amazon. NBC, however, is still clueless.
"Actually, a more likely canidate (sic) for faking would be Karl Rove with his usual tactics."
To borrow from Kevin Spacey, then,
"And like that he was gone. Underground. Nobody has ever seen him since. He becomes a myth, a spook story that politicians tell their kids at night. "Go against Bush, and Karl Rove will get you." And no-one ever really believes.
So Occam's Razor forces you to believe that Dan Rather's the victim of a Bush-led conspiracy?
Has Dan's lawyer contacted you to testify on behalf of his client yet?I call shenanigans. The Seletric was the most popular typewriter for decades in military and non-military use, heck, I learned to type on one.
But the IBM Composer, the version that did superscripting and all the other stuff you mention, cost thousands of dollars in the seventies. No way, no how does a backwater AFNG base have one in common use back then, especially by a base commander described by his own secretary as being adverse to any kind of typing.
To believe the memos are real, ALL of the following must be true:
An expensive precursor to dedicated word processors must have been in such common use on a 3rd-line airfield that a base commander known for being phobic about typing things used one this one time to jot down orders that broke every format he was used previously to in order to cover his a** from a superior who had retired the previous year.
To believe they are fake, you must believe:
They were done in a Microsoft Word by a vet with a grudge against Bush and given to a CBS producer known for cutting corners in pursuit of her passions.
Occam's Razor must cut in at some point.
"What a piece of junk!"
"She made not look like much, kid, but she's got it where it counts. I made a lot of special modifications myself, but if you don't mind, we're in a bit of a hurrry, so..."
Top Secret compared to James Bond is like comparing a Chevy Nova to a Ferrari. Nothing wrong with the Nova, it was a good, solid car, but it was never state of the art.
James Bond, with it's Hero Points, smooth combat system and fan-freaking-tastic supplements was one of the best systems I've ever seen. They were so good I used "Thrilling Locations" and "The Q Manual" as sourcebooks for every modern-day game I ran after that.
I have no opinion on Carmack one way or another, but tagging this story with 'haha' and 'hesnorocketscientist' seems a tad mean.
So he's a game designer dabbling in space exploration. It's not like he ran a bicycle shop or something. Now *there's* a logical starting point for a career in aeronautics!
Now when a music video comes on MTV, it'll be even easier to jump online and download the song that was just played.
That is, if MTV ever showed music videos anymore...
If MTV had 1/2 a clue, they'd convince their corporate masters at Viacom to drop the suit against YouTube, team up with YouTube as their music video section, make sure that every music video on YouTube had a link on it to an MTV online store selling DRM-Free MP'3, and then split the profits with Google. Anything else is just playing catchup with Apple. Using music videos driving music sales was their business model in the 80's, and it can be once again if they move fast enough, and any online music store that doesn't take the iPod into account is doomed to failure before it even launches.
Well, from a pure game mechanics point of view, I thought Victory Games' "James Bond 007" game was *outstanding*: It was easy-to-understand yet complex and open-ended and really allowed you to get into the spirit and flow of a Bond movie/book. And of course for sheer flexibility, it's either GURPS or The Hero System (flamewar in 3...2....1...) :-). An underappreciated system, IMO, was Traveller 2300: Nice and light with a great setting.
Bah! Back in my day, we just had Greyhawk! And we liked it! You kids and your fancy-schmansy role-playing games these days! Back in my day, the nearest store that sold polyhedral was a four-day walk from my house! Uphill! Both ways! In the snow! You kids have it easy these days!
Also missing.